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Introduction to Xamarin Forms- Shell

Xamarin Forms Shell reduces the complexity of mobile application development by providing the fundamental features that most mobile applications require. Shell has a declarative application structure and can easily create a consistent, dynamic, customized, and featured filled UI. In other words, shell is a new replacement for every one of your Xamarin forms pages.It provides out of the box infrastructure to deliver Xamarin forms features, a simplified navigation system, and customization.Advantages of Shell:Common navigation user experience Supports URI based navigation (navigation to any page in the application) Integrated search handler Allows a single place to describe the visual hierarchy Reduces memory consumption Increases the rendering speed Prerequisites:Xamarin forms shell is available in Xamarin forms 4.0.0 and supports completely on Android and iOS. It is partially available, and is in the experimental phase on UWP. In order to use it in UWP applications, the below code needs to be added in the App class before calling Forms.Initglobal::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.SetFlags("Shell_UWP_Experimental");Getting Started: Shell Requirements   The specialty of shell is to have a built-in container that includes a flyout menu, tab page, and navigation page. So let's create a demo app having these features. Visual studio also provides a shell template. But let's add shell to our blank Xamarin forms application for better understanding. Firstly create a blank Xamarin forms project in visual studio and name it “MovieBookingApp”. In this demo app, we are going to have two categories of movies i.e. comedy movies and thriller movies. With these two categories, let's create tabbed pages and a flyout menu. Now let's add a new content page with code-behind class to our project and name it as “MainShell”. Change a contentPage to Shell in the XAML page. It should look like the below code. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Shell   xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" xmlns:pages="clr-namespace:MovieBookingApp"   x:Class="MovieBookingApp.MainShell"> </Shell> Once the above step is done, similarly change the content page to shell in MainShell.xaml.cs. Our code-behind class has to inherit from Shell.using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using Xamarin.Forms; namespace MovieBookingApp {     public partial class MainShell : Shell     {         public MainShell()         {             InitializeComponent();         }     } }In the App.xaml.cs constructor, add the below code. Here we are making MainShell the root page. Once done, run the code to ensure your project builds successfully.public App()         {             InitializeComponent();             MainPage = new MainShell();         }Flyout Menu: The flyout menu is also called a side drawer or hamburger menu. We have seen multiple applications having a flyout menu. A flyout menu consists of a header which is optional, menu items(optional), and flyout items as shown in the below picture.To create the flyout menu, add the below code in MainShell.xaml and you will see the flyout menu coming up after running the project.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Shell xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" xmlns:pages="clr-namespace:MovieBookingApp" x:Class="MovieBookingApp.MainShell">     <FlyoutItem Title="Comedy Movies" >         <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:ComedyMovies}"/>     </FlyoutItem>     <FlyoutItem Title="Thriller Movies" >         <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:ThrillerMovies}"/>     </FlyoutItem> </Shell>We can set the background color to the flyout menu, which is a bindable property:Shell.Flyout.BackgroundColor= Color.RedTo customise the flyout menu items, by adding the optional header, or adding an icon please read about it in the below link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/app-fundamentals/shell/flyout Tabbed Bar: The navigation in Xamarin forms shell can take place through tabs and does not make use of flyout navigation. In this case, each tab bar can consist of a single shellcontent object or multiple such objects; and each object represents a single content page. The reference image is shown below. Let's create a tab bar. Add two new content pages with code-behind class to the project and name them “Comedy Movies” and Thriller Movies. Since we don't want a flyout menu here, we are going to disable it as mentioned below.   FlyoutBehavior="Disabled"Add the below code to create the tab bar.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Shell xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" FlyoutBehavior="Disabled" xmlns:pages="clr-namespace:MovieBookingApp" x:Class="MovieBookingApp.MainShell">    <TabBar >         <Tab  Title="Comedy Movies" >             <pages:ComedyMovies Title="Comedy Movies />         </Tab>          <Tab Title="Thriller Movies" >             <pages:ThrillerMovies Title="Thriller Movies" />         </Tab>     </TabBar> </Shell>In the above-mentioned code, we can add <shellcontent> in the hierarchy. But we have omitted it because xamarin forms take care of it. The code looks like this:<TabBar >         <Tab  Title="Comedy Movies" >              <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:ComedyMovies}"/>         </Tab>          <Tab Title="Thriller Movies" >              <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:ThrillerMovies}"/>         </Tab>     </TabBar>In case one of the tabs has content that you would wish to display, then it can be shown via the top tab bar. The following code shows an example. On clicking the  tab “OtherMovies”, two more sub-tabs display on the top showing “ThrillerMovies” and “DramaMovies”<TabBar >         <Tab  Title="Comedy Movies" >              <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:ComedyMovies}"/>         </Tab>          <Tab Title="Other Movies" >              <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:ThrillerMovies}"/>              <ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate pages:DramaMovies}"/>         </Tab>     </TabBar>Navigation: One of the other special features of shell is the URI based navigation system. This means that it allows you to navigate to any page without following the navigation hierarchy. In the same way, back navigation is also possible to any page without following the stack of the pages. You may not worry about your existing navigation in the app because shell adds route-based navigation to the existing INavigation service. So it is still possible to navigate to any page of the application even if the page is not part of the shell. These are shells navigation properties: CurrentItem, of type(Flyout) ---> is the currently selected flyout item. CurrentState, of type(ShellNavigationState) ---> is the current navigation state of shell BackButtonBehaviour, of type(BackButtonBehaviour)---> defines the back button behavior and is the attached property. Current, of type(Shell)---> typed casted alias for Application.Current.MainPage Let's add a new content page and name it as SettingsPage. Since we have not referenced SettingsPage anywhere in our shell, we need to define a route for it in our constructor. public partial class ComedyMovies : ContentPage     {         public  ComedyMovies()         {            InitializeComponent();             Routing.RegisterRoute("SettingsPage", typeof(SettingsPage));         } }Once the route has been registered, here is how you can navigate to the newly created “SettingsPage” on any action you would like to do.await Shell.Current.GoToAsync("SettingsPage");Similarly, back navigation can be performed with the same piece of code.await Shell.Current.GoToAsync("ComedyMovies");Page Configuration: We always like to give a good appearance to our mobile applications. Every developer likes to have control over the look and feel of the app while developing the applications. Shell offers multiple attached properties to do this. Let's see what those properties are. 1. Setting the page colors: We can set the page colors using the below mentioned bindable properties. Background Color Foreground Color Disabled Color Title Color Unselected Color Let's use these properties to set the page colors of the shell application. The code below applies colors to all the pages that are part of the shell.   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Shell xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" xmlns:pages="clr-namespace:MovieBookingApp" x:Class="MovieBookingApp.MainShell"> BackgroundColor="White"        ForegroundColor="White"        TitleColor="Black"        DisabledColor="Yellow"        UnselectedColor="IndianRed" </Shell>We can also override them at the page level. Below is the code that shows how to set colors at the page level.<ContentPage               Shell.BackgroundColor="White"               Shell.ForegroundColor="White"               Shell.TitleColor="Black"               Shell.DisabledColor="Yellow"               Shell.UnselectedColor="IndianRed">  </ContentPage> 2. Enabling Navigation Bar Shadow: We can enable or disable the navigation bar shadow by using the bindable property “NarBarHasShadow”.Shell.NavBarHasShadow="False"Note: By default, this property is true in android and false in iOS.3. Disabling Navigation Bar: We can enable or disable the navigation bar by using the bindable property “NavBarIsVisible”. Setting true makes the navigation bar visible and setting false makes the navigation bar hidden.Shell.NavBarIsVisible=”True”  Note: By default, this property is true in both android and iOS.  4. Disabling Tab Bar: We can enable or disable the tab bar by using the bindable property “TabBarIsVisible”. Setting true makes the tab bar visible and setting false makes the tab bar hidden.Shell.TabBarIsVisible=”False”Note: By default, this property is true in both android and iOS.  5. Displaying Views in Navigation Bar: We can set the “TitleView” attached property to our navigation bar with the below code. However, to display views in the navigation bar,  the property “NavBarIsVisible” should be true.  <Shell.TitleView>         <Image Source="Icon.png"                HorizontalOptions="Center"                VerticalOptions="Center" />     </Shell.TitleView>Note: All the properties discussed so far in the page configuration topic can be set in pages that are part of the shell and even in content pages that are not part of the shell. 6. Page Visibility: Page visibility of the shell application can be set with “IsVisible” property. If the value is set to false, the page will not be visible and cannot even be navigated.  7. Setting Page Presentation Mode: We all know that whenever we navigate to a new content page, a small animation occurs. We can control this animation by setting the presentation mode. Below are a few presentation modes that can be used. Animated NotAnimated Modal ModalAnimated ModalNotAnimated  Here is how we can set the presentation mode.  Shell.PresentationMode="Modal"  To know more about each presentation mode, refer the link below https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/app-fundamentals/shell/configuration Conclusion: Shell offers multiple other features like an integrated search handler, custom renderers which are not discussed in this article. Do check out the reference links provided below for a better understanding of the shell and other new features.  You can always switch to shell if your existing application contains a flyout menu or a tab bar or search handler. Also, xamarin forms 4.0.0 has a lot more exciting features. So update your visual studio today! 
Introduction to Xamarin Forms- Shell
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Introduction to Xamarin Forms- Shell

Xamarin Forms Shell reduces the complexity of mobile application development by providing the fundamental features that most mobile applications require. Shell has a declarative application structure and can easily create a consistent, dynamic, customized, and featured filled UI. In other words, shell is a new replacement for every one of your Xamarin forms pages.It provides out of the box infrastructure to deliver Xamarin forms features, a simplified navigation system, and customization.Advantages of Shell:Common navigation user experience Supports URI based navigation (navigation to any page in the application) Integrated search handler Allows a single place to describe the visual hierarchy Reduces memory consumption Increases the rendering speed Prerequisites:Xamarin forms shell is available in Xamarin forms 4.0.0 and supports completely on Android and iOS. It is partially available, and is in the experimental phase on UWP. In order to use it in UWP applications, the below code needs to be added in the App class before calling Forms.Initglobal::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.SetFlags("Shell_UWP_Experimental");Getting Started: Shell Requirements   The specialty of shell is to have a built-in container that includes a flyout menu, tab page, and navigation page. So let's create a demo app having these features. Visual studio also provides a shell template. But let's add shell to our blank Xamarin forms application for better understanding. Firstly create a blank Xamarin forms project in visual studio and name it “MovieBookingApp”. In this demo app, we are going to have two categories of movies i.e. comedy movies and thriller movies. With these two categories, let's create tabbed pages and a flyout menu. Now let's add a new content page with code-behind class to our project and name it as “MainShell”. Change a contentPage to Shell in the XAML page. It should look like the below code.  Once the above step is done, similarly change the content page to shell in MainShell.xaml.cs. Our code-behind class has to inherit from Shell.using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using Xamarin.Forms; namespace MovieBookingApp {     public partial class MainShell : Shell     {         public MainShell()         {             InitializeComponent();         }     } }In the App.xaml.cs constructor, add the below code. Here we are making MainShell the root page. Once done, run the code to ensure your project builds successfully.public App()         {             InitializeComponent();             MainPage = new MainShell();         }Flyout Menu: The flyout menu is also called a side drawer or hamburger menu. We have seen multiple applications having a flyout menu. A flyout menu consists of a header which is optional, menu items(optional), and flyout items as shown in the below picture.To create the flyout menu, add the below code in MainShell.xaml and you will see the flyout menu coming up after running the project.                                 We can set the background color to the flyout menu, which is a bindable property:Shell.Flyout.BackgroundColor= Color.RedTo customise the flyout menu items, by adding the optional header, or adding an icon please read about it in the below link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/app-fundamentals/shell/flyout Tabbed Bar: The navigation in Xamarin forms shell can take place through tabs and does not make use of flyout navigation. In this case, each tab bar can consist of a single shellcontent object or multiple such objects; and each object represents a single content page. The reference image is shown below. Let's create a tab bar. Add two new content pages with code-behind class to the project and name them “Comedy Movies” and Thriller Movies. Since we don't want a flyout menu here, we are going to disable it as mentioned below.   FlyoutBehavior="Disabled"Add the below code to create the tab bar.                        
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Introduction Blog To TestComplete

With modern businesses becoming bigger and better, competition is getting higher than ever before. Hence, it’s incredibly important to assure that a company is offering quality products to its consumers to keep up with its competitors. So how a company can deliver a quality product? One particular way is through TestComplete. So, what is TestComplete? TestComplete is an Automated UI Testing Tool developed by SmartBear Software that lets you create, maintain, and execute functional tests across desktop, web and mobile applications. TestComplete helps testers develop their test cases in various scripting languages like JavaScript, Python, etc. It is the only test automation tool you will ever need. TestComplete Components: TestComplete Platform TestComplete Desktop Module TestComplete Web Module TestComplete Mobile Module 1. TestComplete Platform: It powers TestCompleteDesktop, Mobile automated testing tools, and Web which will help you build solid automated tests across multiple devices, platforms, and environment smoothly and instantly. The TestComplete platform is a prerequisite either to use TestCompleteDesktop, Web or Mobile. 2. TestCompleteDesktop Module It imparts support for testing a variety of desktop applications which are created by various languages. TestCompleteDesktop comes with many functional testing capabilities and automated testing  tools, and has everything you need in an automated testing tool. Watch the video about TestCompleteMobile Module here 3. TestCompleteWeb Module: The TestCompleteWeb Module helps you create functional tests for websites and automated Graphical User Interface (GUI), web apps and mobile applications. You can also create robust web tests within a short span of time. TestCompleteWeb comes with diverse features that make automating web testing effective and productive. 4. TestCompleteMobile Module: It allows you to create robust automated tests for web, native, web or hybrid mobile Android applications. There is no need to root your devices since it provides full device control. TestComplete License Types and License Cost: TestComplete licenses include the following information: The names of the product modules and add-ons you can use The number of product instances that can work concurrently TestComplete licenses are of two types: Node-Locked License Floating User License 1.Node-Locked License:This is a license for a software application which is assigned to one computer or dongle. This license is also referred to as Single Use License, Device License, Machine Based License, etc. This can’t be activated on virtual computers, and you can use other licenses like Floating User license or TestExecute if you need to run tests on virtual computers. 2. Floating User License:Floating User License is often used for high-value applications in corporate environments such as engineering tools and electronic design automation. Floating User License is a common way for a company to share a limited number of licenses among its FME users. 3. TestComplete Prices: The prices for TestComplete cover 12  months of support and maintenance: For Node Locked: LicensePrice (USD)TestComplete Platform988TestComplete Mobile Module1295TestComplete Web Module995TestComplete Desktop Module995For Floating Users:LicensePrice (USD)TestComplete Platform2498TestComplete Mobile Module2595TestComplete Web Module1995TestComplete Desktop Module1995Features of TestComplete TestComplete is an automated testing tool which is easy to create automated tests. It provides special features for creating tests, automating test actions, running tests, etc. It helps you improve your test coverage and assures a high-quality software. Let’s dive deeper and understand the features of TestComplete.  1. Distributed testing:TestComplete can run several automated tests across separate workstations.  2. Test of record and playback:It records the key actions required to replay the test and rejects the unnecessary actions.  3. Test Visualizer:TestComplete help you capture screenshots automatically during test execution and playback. This allows you to do a quick comparison between expected and actual screens during test.  4. Scripted testing:TestComplete has a built-in code editor which helps testers write scripts manually. You can write test scripts from scratch or modify the recorded ones.  5. Access to methods and properties of internal objects:TestComplete reads the names of the many internal elements of .NET, Java, Visual basic applications, Delphi, etc,, and also other visible elements. Benefits of TestComplete TestComplete is benefited in many ways. It has an open flexible architecture that enables users to automate applications across various browser and platforms. It also has built-in test samples to help you to get started with the tool. TestComplete is the most stable tool. Let’s discuss the top reasons to use or learn TestComplete.  1. Simple and easy to use:With its simplistic continuous integration feature, it turns out to be easily accessible and usable. People who don’t know any code can also use this.  2. Swift execution:TesComplete help you to create precise and repetitive automated testing quickly on different devices. Test Visualizer helps in saving time for developers while debugging.  3. Customization:In TestComplete, you will have an option to write or edit script manually if you find the editor tool insufficient.  4. Timely updates: With TestComplete you can always expect immeasurable customer support, high levels of maintenance, and regular updates. Cons of TestComplete:- TestCompleteLicense cost is a bit high, but it is still cheaper than QTP Only supports Windows It doesn’t support Mac There is not enough support available through open communities It is not easy to start with official documentation Career in TestComplete TestComplete is one of the best automation tools available in the market. With the increase in demand and changes in technology. TestComplete is highly popular nowadays. As the leader in the Gartner report for Test Automation tools in 2018,  there are plenty of opportunities available for professionals with skills in TestComplete. Are you considering making the switch to TestComplete? Then develop the essential skills to transform into a TestComplete professional. Taking up the TestComplete training will help you learn the fundamentals of the TestComplete tool and also provides in-depth knowledge on advanced level concepts. Carey Payette says “Training comes in handy to get a jump on new technologies and become more comfortable with them”.For software professionals, it is a must-have qualification to stay relevant and updated with advancements in the current market industry. The more technical and automated skills you have, the more marketable you will be as a tester. A survey conducted by ZipRecruiter says that the average annual pay for an Automation QA Tester in the United States is $87,521 a year. So, make the right decision to skill up withTestComplete, and step into the world of Automation testing! 
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Top 5 Automation Testing Tools used in Software Industry

Automation Testing is a buzz word in the Software Industry. The trend is to automate every repetitive and similar kind of work. Time has gone when testing software used to take a lot of time and resources.  As Agile methodologies globally opted for Software development, Automation testing plays a vital role to deliver products within time without compromising quality.To perform automation testing, we have so many Automation tools available in the market. Automation tools help you to do most of the automation testing effectively and efficiently. In this blog post, we will see the topmost 5 Automation testing tools used in the software industry. They are:SeleniumRanorexSilk TestTestCompleteQTP (UFT)Let’s see each of them in detail:SeleniumSelenium is a set of tools to automate web applications across different browsers and platforms. Selenium WebDriver is a mostly used tool currently. Selenium WebDriver can be used with multiple language bindings to create robust, browser-based regression automation suites and tests. It can not be used for Desktop based applications. It is a free set of tools to automate web browser or web-based applications.It consists of Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, Selenium WebDriver and Selenium GRIDSelenium IDE provides Record and Play GUI tests only for Web-based applications on Chrome and Firefox browsers only.WebDriver based tool called Appium can be used for mobile applications.Supports cross-browser testing.Supports major operating systems:- Windows, Linux, and Mac.Can use Selenium API with programming languages like Java, C#, Ruby, Python, Perl PHP , Javascript, R, etc.Supports IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Headless browsersSelenium IDE provides Record and Play GUI tests only for Web-based application on Chrome and Firefox browsers onlyEasy integration with various reporting toolsSupport integration with CICDRanorexRanorex is a set of paid and free tools to build sophisticated tests for desktop, web, and mobile applications. They provide three tools:-Ranorex Studio:It is an IDE based set of tools that provides codeless automation.It provides End-to-end testing of desktop, web and mobile applications in a single license.We can automate tests on a Windows desktop, and then execute them locally or remotely, on real iOS or Android mobile devices or simulators/emulators. It supports the parallel running of tests.It has built-in Selenium WebDriver.Supports Cross-browser testingRanorex Webtestit:A lightweight IDE optimized for building UI web tests with Selenium or ProtractorIt generates native Selenium and Protractor code in Java and Typescript respectively.Follows Page Object Model design pattern.Supports Cross-browser testing on platforms like Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android mobile devices. Built-in reporting.Easy integration with JIRA and TestRailSupports a headless browser. We can distribute tests on Selenium grid and cloud-based providers like Saucelabs.Easy setup of tests framework.Downloads browser drivers automatically.Ranorex Selocity:-It is a free Chrome browser extension to generate Selenium CSS selectors as well as XPath selectorsIt generates smart selector by ignoring dynamically generated IDs.Auto-detects the selector type, highlights it, and then displays the number of matching DOM elements. Silk TestSilk Test is an automation paid tool provided by Micro Focus for web, mobile, rich-client, and Enterprise applications. We can run existing selenium scripts faster using Silk Test. It can be easily integrated with CICD for continuous testing. Suitable for web, mobile, rich-client, and Enterprise applications.Supports both Web and mobile browsersSupports Running and adding new tests to existing Selenium scriptsThe built-in Synchronization mechanism helps you to remove unnecessary wait statements. Supports regression, cross-platform, and localization testing of all mobile application types such as mobile web, native and hybrid applications.It has embedded back end service virtualization to simulate service behavior in order to save time and effort.Supports running tests as performance tests and for synthetic monitoring purposes as well.Easy to integrate with CICD and DockerCustomized graphical reportTestCompleteIt is a paid automation testing tool to create automated functional tests for desktop, web, and mobile applications. This tool is developed by SmartBear software. It uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) which makes it a robust tool.It can be used to create automated functional tests for desktop, web, and mobile applications.It is a Windows-based tool. TestComplete is essentially Windows-based application and thus cannot run on Linux/Unix systems. It also has native support for Behavioral Driven Development (BDD). This tool is said to be very easy to use with Artificial Intelligence (AI).Its object recognition combines property-based and AI-powered visual recognition to find dynamic UI elements quickly, easily, and accurately. It makes fast and easy to create, maintain, and execute functional tests which will increase test coverage and ensure you ship high-quality, battle-tested software. It has an unmatched hybrid object recognition engine with artificial intelligence. It is also called a Script or Scriptless tool. The reason behind this is that if you want to script, you can use as of now seven different languages (JavaScript, Python, VBScript, Jscript, DelphiScript, C#, and C+). If you do not want to script, you can use a record and play feature of it.   It is a paid tool by SmartBear. You can bundle options or customize your order. You can see pricing here. It supports seven different languages including JavaScript, Python, VBScript, Jscript, DelphiScript, C#, and C+.You can test web applications developed with any programming language, server-side technology, and frameworks including HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, etc.With TestComplete, you can get real-time information on the progress and status of your desktop, mobile, or web functional GUI tests from a single interface. The tool enables you to share images, videos, or detailed logs that you captured during test execution, or even export your logs in multiple formats such as JUnit, HTML or MHT, to easily share details with other team members.QTP (UFT)UFT is formerly known as QTP. UFT is a paid desktop-based automation tool for web, desktop, mobile, API, hybrid, RPA, and enterprise apps provided by Micro Focus. It is a very old and powerful automation tool. It can be used to automate all three layers of an application. With very less knowledge of programming, you can use this tool easily.It is a paid desktop-based Intelligent test automation tool for web, mobile, API, hybrid, RPA, and enterprise apps provided by Micro Focus.UFT provides functional, regression and API test automation for software applications and environments for enterprise quality assurance. We can test all three layers of an application interface, the service layer and the database layer from a single console of UFT as it provides a graphical user interface. We can automation actions performed by an end-user on a web-based or desktop application using UFT. We can simulate user’s actions like clicking on GUI elements of applications, entering keyboard inputs and much more. In fact, UFT can do it much faster than human if scripted efficiently.It supports the VBS (Visual Basic Script) programming language.It supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE, and Edge web browsers.A major disadvantage of UFT is that it supports only Microsoft Windows operating systems. It supports nearly every major software application and environment, including SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, mainframes, embedded frameworks, headless browsers, and much more.We can deploy UFT on provisioned Citrix, AWS, and Azure virtual environments, or run web and mobile tests from Docker containers.You required less knowledge of programming as it offers keyword-driven testing that simplifies test creation and maintenance. Capture flows directly from the application screens and leverage UFT’s robust record/replay capturing technology.It comes with a built-in Object Repository and Provides built-in support for Data-driven Testing by Data tables.Comparison of the above toolsBasisSeleniumQTPTestCompleteRanorexSilk TestSuitable ForWeb, mobile (Appium) applicationsDesktop, web and mobile applicationsDesktop, web and mobile applicationsDesktop, web and mobile applicationsWeb and mobile applicationsCostFreePaidPaidPaidPaidSupported OSWindows, Linux, MacWindowsWindowsWindowsWindowsSupported LanguagesJava, C#, Ruby, Python, Perl PHP, Javascript, RVisual Basic ScriptJavaScript, Python, VBScript, Jscript, DelphiScript, C#, and C+Java, TypeScript4TestFeaturesNeed to integrate other tools for better utilizationAll required tools are inbuiltAll required tools are inbuiltAll required tools are inbuiltAll required tools are inbuiltCICDYesYesYesYesYesProgramming KnowledgeMoreLessLessLessLessCareerMore opportunitiesLessLessLessLessSelecting a ToolThere are many tools available in the market who does a similar kind of things. So it becomes very difficult to select an appropriate tool for your project requirement. You need to select tool based on the below criteria:-Budget of projectROI from AutomationScope and roadmap of the projectResources availableLevel of maintenance and programming skillsIf you do not want any paid tool, then Selenium is the best tool for you. If you want to go for a paid tool, all four tools are good. You can select based on your budget and criteria given above.Selenium and UFT tools are better to learn from career aspects. Selenium is an open-source tool that makes it famous to use for automation across different organisations. Selenium is a widely used automation tool as of now. Since UFT is an old and powerful automation tool, and many organisations have their automation suite in UFT.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Selenium

Do you wish to know what is Selenium? or Why is it used?  or Where is it used? To get the answers for all these questions and to clear all your doubts about Selenium, please read this introduction about Selenium automation carefully. This Guide to selenium will answer all your questions and will inspire you to learn more about Selenium and will bring you closer to your dream job.As Selenium offers many advantages it has become more popular among testers and developers. While talking about automation testing, one thing often comes to our mind is which is the favorite automation testing tool?  With simplicity, ease of use, availability and no cost selenium has become a favorite automation tool for many testers and developers. Selenium has made testers life easier.What is Selenium?So, lets us get answers to questions in your mind What is selenium? or What is selenium testing? or what is selenium software? or what is Selenium tool? Or what is selenium automation?Selenium is a suite of tools that are used for testing web applications by automating the browser. It is an amazing tool used for automating the tests carried out on web browsers. Selenium Test scripts can be written in any programming languages Java, Python, C#, PHP, Ruby, Perl & .Net and test can be carried on any OS Windows, Mac or Linux. Selenium supports browsers Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari or Opera. Selenium can easily integrate with other external tools like TestNg, Junit for test case management. It can also be integrated with Maven, Jenkins, Docker to get the benefit of continuous integration. It is a leading open source automation tool in the market. Selenium supports automation testing of functional aspects as well as UI testing of a web application with multiple browsers and OS support. Selenium makes frequent regression testing an easy task. Selenium ensures the quality of the software along with usability, security, and performance. Selenium suite contains four tools –Selenium IDE (Integrated Development EnvironmentSelenium RC (Remote control)Selenium WebDriverSelenium GridWith the help of selenium cross-browser and cross-platform testing is possible and that is the reason selenium is used widely in the software industry for automation and demand for selenium is increasing. Implementation of selenium is easy and once setup is done creating selenium tests is an easy task. Selenium gives you the flexibility of design test cases manually or by record and playback approach. Selenium fits well with different software development life cycles such as DevOps, Agile, waterfall, etc.Why Selenium?As you are aware, technology is changing at a very fast pace. What is invented today becomes obsolete after a few days. It has become a necessity to automate the software to reduce manual efforts and ensure the quality of the software is maintained. There are many automation tools available in the market that delivers the same results then Why selenium? We will discuss this in detail and by the end of this article you will identify the benefits of selenium automation testing and why use selenium?When we talk about automation selenium finds its way. It is widely used and preferred by testers and developers automation tool across the globe. Selenium has emerged as a leading automation tool. Selenium supports automation testing of functional aspects of a web application with a wide range of browsers and platforms support. Selenium ensures software quality, usability, security, and performance.As open-source and free of cost selenium tool is extensively used across the world in Software Industry to automate test cases. In today’s fast-paced world, it has become very important to work smartly without compromising the quality of the product. Selenium gives you confidence in the quality of your product by avoiding human errors. Selenium tests are platform and browser independent and are easy to maintain and hence reduces maintenance cost. Because selenium is an open-source tool with a low maintenance cost, high quality, supports different software life cycles many software/IT organizations across the globe opt selenium as an automation tool.HistoryHey, let us travel into the past and see the gems who invented Selenium. Selenium history goes back to 2004. Jason Huggins a program, a basic tool ‘JavaScritpTestRunner’ as an internal tool to avoid repetitive Manual Testing. He named ‘JavaScriptTestRunner’ as ‘Selenium Core’ and made it open-source after identifying tremendous potential. To overcome ‘Same Origin Policy’ of Java Script in ‘Selenium Core’, Paul Hammant created a server that acts as an HTTP proxy to mimic browser that selenium core and web application under test come from the same domain and called it Selenium Remote Control (Selenium RC). Further, minimize test execution time Patrick Lightbody developed a tool “Hosted QA” later known as “Selenium Grid” which was capable of capturing screenshots and simultaneously sending selenium commands to different machines.In 2005 Shinya Kasatani of Japan thought Selenium core can be bundled into Integrated Development Environment(IDE) module, and plugged it to FireFox browser as an extension that can automate browser using record and play features like QTP and come up with Selenium IDE.  Around 2006 Browsers and web applications were becoming more powerful. Simon Stewart at ThoughtWorks developed WebDriver Circa, first cross-platform testing framework that controls browser from the OS level. It has a client for every browser and high-level API. Later in 2008 selenium team decided to merge Selenium RC and WebDriver and create a new powerful tool called Selenium 2 with WebDriver as Core.Currently, the latest Selenium 3 is in the market and version 4 is in the beta testing process.Hope you enjoyed this selenium history.ComponentsBelow is the list of selenium components -Selenium IDESelenium client APISelenium WebDriverSelenium Remote ControlSelenium GridWe already know that selenium is a suite containing different tools. A picture speaks a thousand words. Below picture will give you a high-level idea of selenium suite.Now let us see each selenium component in details –1. Selenium IDE –Out of selenium suit, Selenium IDE (Integrated Development Environment) previously known as Selenium recorder is the simplest tool. Selenium IDE is an automated testing tool which supports record and playback actions.Do you know the purpose behind creating selenium IDE? The purpose behind creating Selenium IDE was to increase the speed of test creation. This user-friendly interface has user actions record and play, which helps to create tests very quickly through its record and playback functionality. It is a portable software testing tool for web applications. Selenium IDE is Firefox add-on and one can download and use it without paying a single penny. Basically, Selenium IDE does not support iteration or conditional statements for test scripts.Suppose you don't have programming knowledge but have a basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and DOM, Selenium IDE is an ideal tool for you. You don't need programming knowledge to work on selenium IDE. The menu bar of Selenium IDE allows you to create, save, edit, debugging of recorded Selenium IDE test scripts.What are the features of Selenium IDE?The editor in IDE has two views that are table view and source view. The Printing methods or we can say that log levels are used for generating logs during selenium testing. Such as Error, Warn, Info, Debug. So, That's all about the features of selenium IDE: a very efficient tool used in selenium 2. Selenium client APISelenium IDE has its very own scripting language called Selenese, which provides options for clicking a link, selecting something, retrieving data from opened pages. Instead of writing tests in Selenese, these tests can also be written in different programming languages. Tests communicate with selenium by calling methods in Selenium Client API. Selenium provides client APIs for Java, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, R and Python. With Selenium 2, a new Client API is introduced with WebDriver as its central component. 3. Selenium WebDriverSelenium WebDriver is a collection of APIs used to automate web application testing. It is a framework to automate browser that accepts commands and sends to browser through browser-specific drivers. WebDriver control browser by communicating with it. Selenium WebDriver supports Firefox, Chrome, IE and Safari browsers and Java, C#, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby programming languages.The main feature of Selenium 2.0 is the integration of the WebDriver API. It is designed to provide a simple, concise programming interface. It enables a user to use a programming language of their choice to write test scripts and enables to use conditional operations, looping and other programming concepts which helps to make test script robust.To write UI tests with Selenium WebDriver you need to identify web page elements fast and with accuracy. Choose the right selection from the beginning so you don't need to visit these selectors very often.Selenium WebDriver API identifies elements: by ID, by CLASS, by NAME, by CSS selector, by XPath, by TAG name. You can also define your custom selector in order to interact with the elements.4. Selenium Remote ControlSelenium RC(Remote Control) is a tool that allows creating automated web application UI tests in any programming language.The RC server bundled with Selenium Core and automatically injects it into the browser when your test program opens the browser using a client library API function. Selenium-Core is a JavaScript program which interprets and executes Selenese commands using the browser’s built-in JavaScript interpreter. You can use any programming language that can send HTTP requests to automated Selenium tests on the browser.Selenium RC  supports programming languages like Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc and achieves logic required in test cases like conditional statements, iterations, exception handling, test reporting, database testing, capturing screenshots of failed tests, test case grouping.  It allows making use of programming language for maximum extensibility and flexibility in developing test logic.Let us see how Selenium RC works. client libraries of selenium RC send a request to Server by passing each Selenium command for execution. Selenium server passes the Selenium command to the browser using Selenium-Core JavaScript commands and then browser, using JavaScript interpreter executes Selenium command.Selenium RC is composed of two components -Selenium Server -It launches and kills browsers and interprets and runs the Selenese commands passed from the test program. For browser request, Selenium server acts as an HTTP proxy by intercepting and verifying HTTP messages passed between the browser and the AUT. In short Selenium Server receives Selenium commands from your program, Server interprets commands and reports back results of running test to your program.Selenium Client -Client libraries provide the interface between a programming language and the RC Server. Client libraries of different programming languages, instructs Selenium Server how to test the AUT bypassing server test script's Selenium commands.The client libraries allow you to run Selenium commands from a program. Each supported language has different client library. The Selenium client library provides a programming interface (API) that run Selenium commands from your program. Each interface contains a programming function that supports each Selenese command.Client library gets Selenese command and passes it to the Selenium Server for processing a specific action on the application under test (AUT) and receives the result of that command and sends it to your program. Your program stores received result into program variable and report is a success or failure.Selenium RC is used to execute scripts on different browsers as RC supports multiple browsers like IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc.Note – Selenium RC does not support reporting feature but by integrating with other popular tools, it provides flexibility in reporting.5. Selenium GridLet us now talk about Selenium Grid. Selenium Grid is specialized in running multiple tests across different browsers, operating systems and machines in parallel and is part of Selenium Suite.Two versions of selenium Grid are available Grid 1.0 and Grid 2.0. Our focus is Grid 2 as Grid 1 will be gradually deprecated.HUB and Node concept is used in Selenium Grid where you run your test on a single machine called Hub and test will be executed on different machines called Nodes. Below picture will give you an idea of Hub and Node concept.When you want to execute selenium test against different OS, on multiple browsers at the same time and save execution time you should use Selenium Grid.What is Hub?The central part where you load your test is called Hub. Grid contains only one Hub and is launched only on a single machine. Tests will be run on a machine containing Hub but you will see the browser on the node.What are Nodes?Node is selenium instance that executes tests you loaded on the hub. There can be more than one nodes in Grid. You can launch Nodes on multiple machines having different platforms and browsers. The platform of Node and grid need not be the same.Pros and cons of SeleniumSelenium is widely used automation tool and has its own pro and cons.Let us see what all are the selenium advantages -Selenium is a browser and platform independent.Selenium is open-source automation suite.Selenium is most popular automation tool.Selenium has huge developer community support.Selenium integrates with other open-source tools.It is a good fit for the development life cycle like DevOps, Agile, Waterfall.With small changes according to your requirement framework can be used.Selenium is easy to set up and once set up it is easy to write scripts, test functionality and reuse these scripts in the framework.Selenium scripts are easy to maintainBy integrating with other reporting tools selenium provides flexibility in report generation.Selenium test can be implemented without GUI.Low maintenance costSelenium is widely used automation toolGood demand for selenium experts, architectsIt is a great tool for UI testing, UAT, Functionality testing, regression testing, unit testing, and acceptance testing.Supports parallel test executionIt is lightweight and requires low hardware configuration requirementsAnd below are the selenium disadvantages –Selenium supports automation on only Web Applications. You can not automate desktop applications or mobile applications.As it is open source, direct support is not available.User need to learn to programIt required a set of tools like JDK, Eclipse,  WebDriver, TestNG, etc. to set upThe default reporting feature is not available.Selenium does not provide an API for extra work like test case design, report, build, CI-CD.Automation of barcode/captcha is not supportedBuilt-in image comparison not supportedAutomation JobsSelenium is widely used, and it has wide community support and caters testing needs very well. Being stable and proven framework, many giant software/IT companies across the globe like Facebook or Google are using selenium. A lot of software development companies across the world requires selenium professionals.Selenium is scaling up with huge demand among automation tools as companies are making use of web applications. A lot of vendor tool provider supports Selenium technology and use it to automate web application testing. Scope for Selenium professionals for a job opportunity in automation testing will be always in demand at various expert levels.The areas that see a bright future are continuous integrations, DevOps. Test automation engineers and QA engineers find exciting opportunities in the fields of Mobile testing, API testing, and Big data.Various companies like Google, Mozilla, LinkedIn, ThoughtWork, IBM use Selenium. Again Multinational Companies like Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, Cognizant, TATA Consultancy, etc every year hire Automation Engineers with the sound knowledge of Selenium. As development teams are always in dire need of people who can help them with their knowledge of selenium tool. Due to benefits and ease that Selenium offers it is highly preferred automation software globally and you can think of making carrier in this field.Selenium professionals are in great demand and get good salaries. Depending on the selenium expert level and experience salary depends. Also, sometimes it depends on company policy. One more factor that affects salary is the urgency of your skill. If a project is in line and the company requires your expertise then the company can pay you more.Selenium training is easily available in the market online as well as offline and with knowledge of selenium, you can get good opportunities in the IT industry. From fresher to an expert to architect there are many selenium jobs available in the market for different level across the globe.A software tester is responsible to provide a quality product without any bug or issue.Skills required for selenium tester are –Analytical skillPositive attitudeGood communication skillDatabase knowledgeBasic OS knowledgeKnowledge of scripting languageKnowledge of test management toolEducational Qualification required for selenium tester –Education in computer science such as a bachelor’s degree, engineering degree, master’s degree is desired for software tester. Engineering or bachelor’s/master's degree in information technology or computer science is sufficient to land a job as selenium tester.If you are lacking in engineering or computer science degree, you can take up certification in selenium that will equip you as a professional with essential skills to work on the tool. Payouts –Compensation of software tester varies from company to company and country to country. The average salary of a software tester in the US is between $45,993 and $90,539. Along with salary a software tester also gets other perks like a bonus, health insurance, gratuity.On the other hand, an Automation Engineer based in the United States earn an average salary of $90,539 per annum.Career Growth -Tester has many ways to grow throughout the career. Starting as a 'Trainee' or 'Junior' you can constantly learn by obtaining new skills, taking responsibility and facing challenges and grow in your career. You can get opportunities as ‘Trainee/Junior’, Test Executor, Test designer, Senior Tester, Technical Tester, Test Architect, Test Manager, QA Manager and even sometimes Project manager.ConclusionSelenium is seeing exponential growth over the shorter period of time, as market trends of test automation are continuously changing. Because of selenium, the client receives a return on investment much faster by reducing the number of cycles in testing. Selenium is in massive demand since companies are increasingly making use of web applications. Test automation engineers can find highly exciting opportunities in the fields of Mobile testing, Big Data, and API testing.And to conclude, selenium is in high demand and the right option for website testing. It is a popular tool in the market and will always be in demand. It is the first choice of the tester and  IT companies across the globe for GUI and functional testing of the web application.Know completely about Selenium from our comprehensive blogsUFT(QTP) Vs SeleniumTop Selenium Interview Questions & AnswersSelenium And Its Salient Features
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Differences Between Selenium and Cucumber

Selenium Selenium is a free open source suite for automated testing for web applications across different browsers and platforms. Selenium focuses on automating web-based applications and does not support automation of desktop application or mobile application. Testing done using Selenium tool is known as Selenium Testing.Selenium is a suite of software, each having capability to cater to different testing needs of an organization.Selenium suite has four components -Selenium Integrated Development Environment (IDE)Selenium Remote Control (RC)WebDriverSelenium GridBenefits of Selenium:Selenium has many advantages and it is very popular among testers.  Due to its ease of use and availability, and it being free of cost, Selenium has become the favorite automation tool for many testers and developers across the globe. Selenium has made testers life easier. Now, being an open-source automation testing framework, Selenium is widely used for web application testing. It is mainly built on Java and extensively used for automation of web application. Basically, selenium is used for functional and regression testing. Selenium has emerged as a leading automation tool in the automation industry. It supports automation testing of functional aspects of a web application with a wide range of browsers and platforms support. Selenium ensures software quality, usability, security, and performance. In today’s technology world, it is very important to work smartly without compromising the quality of the product, and Selenium gives you confidence in the quality of your product by avoiding human errors. Selenium Testing offers different advantages over other testing tools.Selenium tool is used to write test script and these test scripts are executed by Java. You can use a programming environment like Java, Ruby, PHP, C# and more as per your requirement.Need For Software Testing:Technology is changing at a very fast pace. Today’s invention becomes obsolete within a few days. Automation has become a necessity to reduce manual efforts and ensure that the quality of the software is maintained. Testers and Developers across the globe prefer Selenium tool.  Selenium ensures software quality, usability, security, and performance. Because selenium is an open-source tool with a low maintenance cost, high quality, supports different software life, cycles companies opt for selenium as an automation tool.  Nowadays organizations are taking a step forward to get better advantage of software testing and implement important acceptance test scenarios while development is in-progress, known as Behavior Driven Development.CucumberCucumber is a way of testing that supports Behavior Driven Development (BDD). It is an open-source tool. Cucumber allows writing test in a human-readable language. It explains the behaviour of the application using Gherkin language.You know what about Gherkin language? Gherkin language used in Cucumber is a plain text, with readable and understandable syntax. This helps the client or anyone in the organization to understand the behaviour of the software.Need for Cucumber:Selenium is a popular automation tool in the IT industry. Most of the IT companies use selenium and want to integrate it with cucumber. Cucumber acts as a bridge between a software engineer and business analyst, manual testers and automation tester, developer and manual tester, as cucumber makes it easy to read and understand application flow.In Behavior Driven Development, before a developer develops a code, the first user writes test scenarios or acceptance tests as per the behaviour of the system from the customer’s perspective for review, and sign-off by product owners.Advantages of Cucumber:It is very important to discuss the advantages of Cucumber.    Cucumber involves business stakeholders who can easily read the code.    The focus of Cucumber is an end-user experience.    Easy reuse of code in the test as simple test script architecture.    Easy to set up and execute.    Supports many languages like Java,.Net, Ruby, etc.    Acts as a bridge between business and technical language.    Knowledge of coding is not required to write a test.    Efficient tool.When to Use Selenium and Cucumber?Selenium is a testing framework while cucumber is a Behavior Driven Development(BDD) tool. Selenium is a tool for automating scenarios at the UI layer and checking the behaviour of the system as a whole. To automate scenarios at the UI layer and to check the behaviour of the system as a whole, selenium is a great tool. During system integration testing or UI testing, it is best to use Selenium. Writing cucumber feature files for user stories can be a cumbersome task and will not serve the purpose of automation.Cucumber is a great tool and should be sued to story testing. Cucumber checks behaviour of the feature at the API layer with integration tests. Each feature can be tested thoroughly.With a simplistic and naive view of scenarios, such as favourite login functionality, Cucumber works beautifully. For example - Given I am on the login pageWhen I enter valid credentialsThen I should see my accountComparison/Differences :Basis for differentiation Selenium Cucumber Is it a Framework?Selenium is an automation frameworkCucumber is not a frameworkTypeSelenium is a browser automation testing tool.A cucumber is a testing tool based on a behaviour-driven framework.Programs are written in?Selenium is mostly written in JavaCucumber is written in Ruby programming languageAutomation toolSelenium is a functional and performance automation toolCucumber is not an automation toolScript readabilitySelenium scripts are difficult to read for client or management teamCucumber scripts are readable by client or management teamInstallationSelenium installation is difficult compared to cucumberCucumber is easy to installPerformanceSelenium performance of script execution is quite good.Cucumber makes script execution slowTool  ReliabilitySelenium makes testing reliable and dependableCucumber testing is not comparatively reliableUsageSelenium is used for API, UI, Functional, Regression, performance testing.Cucumber is used for story testing.Supporting prog. LanguagesJava, Python, Ruby, .NetJava, Scala, Ruby, GroovyCostSelenium is freeCucumber is freeEnvironmentSelenium supports only Web ApplicationCucumber supports only Web ApplicationKey differences between selenium and cucumber are- Selenium is referred to as a browser automation testing tool while Cucumber is referred to as a testing tool based on a behaviour-driven framework.In Selenium, test scripts can be written in Java, C#, etc., while in Cucumber, test scripts are written in plain text language according to Gherkin language rules.In Selenium, conditional statements can be used, while in Cucumber, we cannot use conditional statements.In Selenium, scripts are written based on test cases and requirements, while in Cucumber, we write scenarios first and get it verified from the stakeholders.Selenium scripts are complicated to develop and execute, while in Cucumber, it is easy to write or develop and execute the test.Writing Selenium scripts is more like developing an application. Writing Cucumber scripts is like documenting the procedure or functionality in the right order.Selenium is a suite of tools or set of software tools. Each tool has a different purpose and each has different functionalities to test. For example, Selenium WebDriver is used to test Web application across different browsers and platforms. In Cucumber, we define a set of terms and we need to write the file according to defined terms for all supported platforms.In Selenium, identifying syntax errors is easy while developing, whereas, in cucumber, syntax errors are not noticed while writing.In terms of functionality and usage, Selenium and Cucumber are two different things.We use the Selenium tool to automate the manually performed actions on browsers and currently, it is the most preferred tool for UI automation of browsers.Cucumber enables you with behaviour driven development(BDD). BDD enables you to write the scenarios in a plain language that you prefer so that it gives more readability to technical as well as non-technical person.The Selenium-Cucumber framework supports programming languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, .NET, Java, etc.Pictorial comparison of Selenium Vs Cucumber -Conclusion:Cucumber and Selenium are open-source and free tools, that can be downloaded easily. Cucumber can be integrated with Selenium for testing and can be used for cross-browser web applications testing. Scripts are easy to maintain and can be reused for different platforms and languages. These are the best tools used in DevOps CICD process.Combination of Selenium and Cucumber provides you with a lot of advantages like it provides readability of code so that anyone in your team can get an idea of what your code will do & what scenarios you have covered, & reuse the steps easily whenever required. 
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Selenium vs Testcomplete

Test automation is one of the most cost-effective and time-saving methods to test software products with long maintenance cycles. TestComplete and Selenium are the two most important automation testing tools which provide an open platform for you to easily build continuous testing frameworks to test non-stop with a lightweight execution engine and distributed testing.Let’s dive deeper and understand these popular automated testing toolsets with their differences.1. TestCompleteTestComplete is an Automated UI Testing Tool developed by SmartBear Software. TestComplete has the ability to create automated functional tests for desktop, web, and mobile applications. It also has native support for Behavioral Driven Development (BDD).This tool is said to be very easy to use with Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is fast and easy to create, maintain, and execute functional tests which will increase test coverage and ensure you ship high-quality, battle-tested software.It has unmatched hybrid object recognition engine with artificial intelligence. Its object recognition combines property-based and AI-powered visual recognition to find dynamic UI elements quickly, easily, and accurately.It is also called a Script or Scriptless tool. The reason behind this is that if you want to script, you can presently do so in seven different languages (JavaScript, Python, VBScript, Jscript, DelphiScript, C#, and C+). If you do not want to script, then you can use its record and play feature.   It is a paid tool by SmartBear. You can bundle options or customize your order. You can view its price here.Brief History:-TestComplete was developed in 1999 by AutomatedQA which is currently based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The current stable version of TestComplete is 14.0 which was launched in January 2019. SmartBear Software is one of the subsidiary companies of AutomatedQA corp.Career Aspects:-It is a highly paid tool which makes it difficult for many organisations to use it. They provide a 30 days free trial. Some good product-based companies use this tool. There are fewer job openings on this tool currently. It is always difficult to learn a paid tool on your own. Although it is a very powerful tool, it is not widely used. TestComplete resources are paid more. It will have less career growth as this tool has everything inbuilt in it and can drastically reduce the number of resources needed to write automated tests.If you are planning to start your career in TestComplete then taking up Automation Testing using Testcomplete Training will be an added advantage.Cons of TestComplete:-License cost is high.Only supports Windows.No much help available through open communities.Not easy to start with official documentationThe tool has stability issuesCheaper than QTP but not as powerful and stable as QTP2. Selenium:Selenium is a suite of tools to automate web browsers which means it can be used to automate an only web-based application. The more precisely only front end of a web application across different browsers and platforms. It can be used with many programming languages and testing frameworks.Different tools in Selenium:-Selenium consists of four tools:-Selenium IDESelenium RCSelenium WebDriverSelenium Grid.Currently, Selenium 4 is about to launch and the alpha version is already launched as of this article is being written.History of Selenium:-Selenium was developed by Jason Huggins in 2004 at ThoughtWorks in Chicago. Later it was made open source and it has become a more powerful and popular tool for web application automation.Career Aspects:-Selenium is an open source tool which increases its popularity in organisations which are mainly service based. Its flexibility of integration with major programming language makes it more adaptable.Selenium has more future growth and a higher number of job openings. You can easily learn and practice as so many free online tutorials and help communities are available. Also, you can take up Selenium training to advance your career.Let’s Compare TestComplete and Selenium :-As we have seen a basic introduction about TestComplete and Selenium, you must be confused about which of these tools is the best and how you can select a tool which properly suits your requirements. Don’t worry, we will compare both tools here so that it could solve your problem.Comparison BasisTestCompleteSeleniumSoftware TypeIt is a Windows-based tool. TestComplete is essentially Windows-based application and thus cannot run on Linux/Unix systems.It is a set of APIs which can be used on at least three major operating systems:- Windows, Linux, and Mac.CostIt is a highly paid tool. You can bundle options or customize your order. You can view its price here.Open Source/Free tool. You can download and use it for free. You can download it from here.Developed BySmartBear Software (A subsidiary of AutomatedQA)Initially developed by ThoughtWorks later made as open source.Application TypeIt supports desktop, web, and mobile applicationSelenium can be used only for Web-based applications. However, WebDriver based tool called Appium can be used for mobile applications.Application LayerTestComplete can be used to automate front end and API of the application.Selenium can be used to test only the front end or interface layer of a Web Application.Supported LanguagesIt supports seven different languages including JavaScript, Python, VBScript, Jscript, DelphiScript, C#, and C+Java, C#, Ruby, Python, Perl   Javascript, R, etc.Supported BrowsersChrome, Firefox, IE, EdgeIE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Headless browsersSupported Operating SystemsOnly Microsoft WindowsIt supports Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, LinuxSupported IDESupports only inbuilt TestComplete IDEEclipse, Intellij and any other IDE which supports JavaSupported TechnologyYou can test web applications developed with any programming language, server-side technology, and frameworks including HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, Web Components (Shadow DOM and Custom Elements), AngularJS, ASP, ASP.NET (including Web Pages, Web Forms and MVC), Ajax, Backbone.js, CGI, JavaServer Pages (JSP), PHP Ruby on Rails.Selenium struggles while automating SAP, Salesforce, mainframe applications.Supported Testing TypesFunctional (or GUI) Testing, Regression testing, Unit testing, Keyword testing, Web Testing, Mobile application testing, Distributed Testing,Functional and load testing of web services, Coverage Testing, Data-Driven Testing, Manual TestingFunctional (or GUI) Testing, Regression testing, Unit testing, Keyword testing, Web Testing, Data-Driven TestingObject Recognition EngineIt has an unmatched Object Recognition Engine now including Artificial Intelligence.There is no such feature provided by Selenium.Record and Play FeatureYou can easily build automated GUI tests using the script-free record-and-replay function in TestComplete.Selenium IDE provides Record and Play GUI tests only for Web-based applications on Chrome and Firefox browsers only.Built-In FrameworkTestComplete has several built-in sample projects for desktop, web, and mobile test automation, to help you get up and running quicker than ever before.Selenium has no built-in framework ready to use.Test ReportWith TestComplete, you can get real-time information on the progress and status of your desktop, mobile, or web functional GUI tests from a single interface. The tool enables you to share images, videos, or detailed logs that you captured during test execution, or even export your logs in multiple formats such as JUnit, HTML or MHT, to easily share details with other team members.Selenium needs to be integrated reporting tools to generate test reports.IntegrationSelenium can be easily integrated with TestComplete which can be integrated with many third-party tools.Selenium needs to be integrated with many other tools to make a powerful framework.Technical SkillsTestComplete is best suited for both Technical and Non-technical resources.You must be good in the programming language to start working with Selenium.Test Development and Execution TimeIt saves a lot of test execution time as it has a powerful record and playback feature, AI-based object recognition, scriptless test creation, etc.You need to spend a lot of time in creating test scripts. Chances of creating faly test cases are more. You need good programming skills to write better tests using Selenium.Test Script MaintenanceMaintenance is easier compared to Selenium.Maintenance becomes challenging with growing test scripts.SupportSince it is a paid tool, so SmartBear provides good and proper support.Since it is an open source tool, no professional support is provided. But Selenium has a larger community volunteer.Career GrowthFewer jobs, limited scopeMore jobs, more growthOfficial Websitehttps://smartbear.com/product/testcomplete/overview/https://www.selenium.dev/Conclusion:- TestComplete is a script-less tool which does not require mandatory programming skills to start with. It is very easy to use and helps in creating robust scripts. It is much more powerful and feature-rich compared to Selenium. But the cost of TestComplete is higher and companies go for open-source tools like Selenium. Selenium has more career growth and learning opportunities as you need to be good at programming. TestComplete has fewer job openings as like Selenium, you do not need more resources in a project.So TestComplete is best suited for an average-skilled team and restrict timeline projects for faster creation of test scripts. Project budget can be adjusted by reducing the number of resources needed. 
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